PhoenixSerenity on Nostr: A group of 50,000 #SelfEmployed #women in #India have become the first beneficiaries ...

A group of 50,000 #SelfEmployed #women in #India have become the first beneficiaries of a novel #insurance scheme that pays out when temperatures hit certain extremes.

As the temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius between May 18 & May 25, the women in the states of #Rajasthan, #Gujarat & #Maharashtra all received a flat $5 payment.

https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/international/20240612/extreme-heat-triggers-novel-payout-for-50000-women-in-india/80382.html

#Pittance #TootSEA #SouthEastAsia #IndiaHeatwave #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat